COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina · 695,454 residents · 523.608 sq mi
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Mecklenburg County is wealthier than most US places, with a median household income of $50,579. Population has grown 36% since 1990. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, well above the national rate of 24%. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $139,000. Households here earn about 29% more than the North Carolina median.
At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 35.2
More educated
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.2M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.3%(50,750)
5 to 97.3%(50,692)
10 to 146.8%(47,197)
15 to 196.3%(43,491)
20 to 247.1%(49,455)
25 to 3418.7%(130,267)
35 to 4417.6%(122,536)
45 to 5413.1%(91,191)
55 to 647.2%(50,151)
65 to 744.7%(32,357)
75 to 842.9%(20,507)
85 and over1%(6,860)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$50,579
+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $33,830 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$139,000
+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $86,300 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic71.3%(364,484)
Black26.3%(134,616)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(6,051)
Asian1.6%(8,095)
2000
White, non-Hispanic61.1%(425,144)
Black27.7%(192,403)
Hispanic / Latino6.5%(44,871)
Asian3.1%(21,717)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican5.4%(62,678)
Central American5.1%(59,392)
Honduran2.4%(28,208)
South American2.2%(25,700)
Salvadoran1.5%(16,840)
Puerto Rican1.1%(12,910)
Colombian0.8%(9,651)
Dominican0.8%(8,717)
Guatemalan0.7%(8,597)
Cuban0.6%(6,536)
Ecuadorian0.5%(6,158)
Venezuelan0.4%(5,043)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(2,630)
Peruvian0.2%(2,546)
Panamanian0.2%(2,256)
Spaniard0.1%(1,535)
Argentine0.1%(946)
Costa Rican0.1%(747)
Chilean0.1%(654)
Uruguayan0%(431)
Bolivian0%(211)
Paraguayan0%(54)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.5%(29,157)
Vietnamese0.9%(10,439)
Chinese0.8%(9,258)
Korean0.3%(3,807)
Filipino0.3%(3,224)
Burmese0.3%(2,923)
Nepalese0.2%(2,204)
Cambodian0.2%(1,899)
Pakistani0.1%(1,652)
Hmong0.1%(1,505)
Laotian0.1%(1,024)
Japanese0.1%(1,011)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0.1%(672)
Thai0.1%(602)
Taiwanese0%(436)
Indonesian0%(205)
Uzbek0%(197)
Bangladeshi0%(177)
Sri Lankan0%(175)
Bhutanese0%(94)
Malaysian0%(57)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(511)
Native Hawaiian0%(450)
Chamorro0%(217)
Fijian0%(32)
Guamanian0%(28)
Ancestry
English9.3%(107,757)
German8.5%(97,680)
Irish7.6%(87,695)
American4.7%(54,351)
Italian4.1%(47,180)
Subsaharan African3.1%(35,413)
Scottish1.9%(21,421)
Polish1.7%(19,812)
Scotch-Irish1.6%(18,181)
French1.3%(15,125)
West Indian0.9%(10,549)
Arab0.7%(8,013)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.6%(7,368)
Swedish0.5%(5,872)
Dutch0.5%(5,731)
Greek0.5%(5,431)
Welsh0.4%(4,986)
British0.4%(4,947)
Norwegian0.4%(4,712)
Jamaican0.4%(4,603)
Ukrainian0.4%(4,440)
Nigerian0.4%(4,358)
Hungarian0.3%(3,628)
French Canadian0.3%(3,611)
Ethiopian0.3%(3,458)
Lebanese0.3%(3,411)
Brazilian0.2%(2,620)
Portuguese0.2%(2,570)
Czech0.2%(2,466)
Romanian0.2%(2,315)
Haitian0.2%(2,241)
Swiss0.2%(1,785)
Austrian0.2%(1,735)
Slovak0.1%(1,716)
Danish0.1%(1,558)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,494)
Iranian0.1%(1,394)
Canadian0.1%(1,393)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(1,342)
Somali0.1%(1,013)
Finnish0.1%(1,005)
Moroccan0.1%(984)
Turkish0.1%(890)
Ghanaian0.1%(851)
Egyptian0.1%(801)
Guyanese0.1%(731)
Kenyan0%(523)
Croatian0%(505)
Armenian0%(499)
Palestinian0%(492)
Belgian0%(479)
Syrian0%(463)
Slovene0%(434)
Serbian0%(393)
Barbadian0%(357)
Bulgarian0%(334)
Iraqi0%(330)
Jordanian0%(320)
Australian0%(264)
Israeli0%(252)
Cape Verdean0%(245)
Latvian0%(222)
Macedonian0%(213)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
86.2%
+4.6 ptssince 1990
from 81.6% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.3%(88,335)
Married57.5%(152,854)
Widowed1.8%(4,740)
Divorced7.4%(19,720)
Women 15+
Never married27.6%(77,592)
Married54.1%(152,134)
Widowed7.8%(22,025)
Divorced10.5%(29,530)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has about 695,454 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?
The typical household in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina earns about $50,579 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Mecklenburg County, North Carolina expensive?
In Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $139,000, and the typical rent is about $693 a month.
How educated are people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?
About 37.1% of adults age 25 and over in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?
About 9.2% of people in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.
Has Mecklenburg County, North Carolina grown since 1990?
Yes, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 184,021 residents, a change of about 36 percent over that period.
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